Porvorim: The residents of Porvorim today marched to the office of Transport Department in Panaji questioning the unwarranted action taken against the vendors by the department in their area, despite the businesses being legal. The locals have decided that they will not pay fines to the RTO, and instead would move legally to know from the officers, under which rule of law, they were imposing the hefty fines. The residents led by Zilla Panchayat member Gupesh Naik and Sarpanch of Pehna de Franca Swapnil Chodankar met Director of Transport in Panaji seeking clarification on the high-handed and selective action of…
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PANJIM: Panjim MLA Atanasio ‘Babush’ Monserratte has sought Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant intervention to ensure that the roads in the Capital City be repaired by Imagine Panaji Smart City Development Ltd (IPSCDL). The move comes after the public works department (PWD) declined to hand over the Panjim roads to IPSCDL, who had initiated to take up repair of works. Speaking to reporters after meeting with CM, Monserratte said that he has pointed out to the CM that PWD has no funds to take up road repair work and as a result they are in bad condition. “We need to…
PANJIM: Even as the state government has promised compensation to the villagers, the people of Melaulim villagers continued blocking the road, protesting against the proposed IIT project. Also the state government officials who had arrived at the site for site demarcation were barred from entering village on today morning. Villagers during the protest have stated that they are not agreeing with CM Sawant’s views on the IIT project. They have stated that CM should come to Melavli and discuss the issue there itself. Government has already de-notified around 40,000 sq mts of land which included two temples and a fresh…
PANJIM: Goans suffer as Govt fails to control commodity prices & Unemployment soars while Government denies Welfare Benefits like DSS, Griha Aadhar, Gas Subsidy said Porvorim MLA Rohan Khaunte. Covid is making life worse for us not just as a health hazard, it’s affected every aspect of our lives. To make things even more worse for Goans our Government has failed to not just control Covid but also the crashing economy. Our incomes are either halved or nil while commodity prices are going higher and higher making it absolutely difficult to balance the home budget. Most essential items like onions,potatoes…
PANJIM: Amidst the rising number of Covid-19 cases in Goa, a Marcela based pathology lab is now offering to collect testing samples of patients from their homes in an effort to make testing more accessible to residents. The diagnostic lab is offering RT-PCR tests. Thyrocare’s Marcela centre has commenced COVID-19 testing at its diagnostic lab and is offering the sample -collection facility to residents in and around Panaji, Ponda, Margao, Marcela and surrounding areas. “Individuals who feel the need to get tested can either come to the laboratory based in Marcela or if unable to do so can request for…
PANAJI:Aam Aadmi Party(AAP’s) Oximitra campaign is reaching every corner of Goa. Upon hearing about it Goa Badminton Association’s General Secretary Sandeep Heble reached out to the party for Oximeters so that the Association could provide better care to it’s athletes. Our team was more than happy to oblige. Upon his request, a team of volunteers went on to donate oximeters and performed oxygen level checkup as well. “I’d like to thank AAP for this great initiative during the Corona pandemic. By providing us these oximeters we can now check the pulse and oxygen levels of the players so they can…
PANAJI – BJP Government is busy in pleasing Crony Capitalists while pushing their agenda of ” Savkaari” and hence BJP State president Sadanand Shet Tanawade could not recognise hundreds of “Xetkari” from all across the State who participated in yesterdays Anti-Farmers Protest Rally organised by Congress Party charged GPCC president Girish Chodankar. He was reacting to BJP presidents remarks on Congress Morcha yesterday. Hundreds of farmers fighting to save their cultivable land were called all the way from Shel-Melauli to Panjim and made to stand in que to meet the Chief Minister who is forcing the IIT project on…